Window construction



May 7, 1935. G. H. Howl-:NSTEIN WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 20, 1932INVENTOR Geo/ye HHo ens/e//z ATTORNEY' Patented May 7, 1935 I 1 l l Y A2,000,564` y Y WINDoW CONSTRUCTION George H. Howenstein, Detroit, Mich.v ApplicationSeptember 2K0, 1932,7Serial No. 633,997 i u aclams. lol;20-'12) v n, Y This invention relates to window constructions kmember 4and a removable cushion stripY 5. The and the object of the invention isto provide a Vcushion member Ll is positioned atthe top of the window ofthe sliding type, arranged to allowthe windowopening on each side andthe sheet metal 4window sash to move freely in the Vframe lat all sashguide 6 is positioned against the cushion 5 times. e member 4 and screwsI extend through the metal 5 Another object of the invention is toprovide a sash guide 6 andv cushion member vli and arewindowconstruction in which meansis provided vthreaded into the framemember ,I as will be totakeup swelling or shrinking of theframe orunderstoodrv fromV Figs. 2 and 3.V The cushionVV sash members to preventthe sash from: binding memberA is provided with an angular lowerfedgell) or sticking in the Iframe. 8 and the cushion strip 5 is' providedwith an 10 Another object of the invention is to provide angular upperedge Sextending at the same angle metal sash guides for the window sash,the sash as theedge 8; as shown in Fig. 3.

guidesbeing supported on resilient cushion strips Thecushion member 4and cushion strip 5 are Which are removable to allowremovalof thesashpreferably' formed from a resilient material such Another object of theinvention isto provide material of a resilient-nature. In order to pre-`a cushionsupport for the sashguides arranged to vent the cushion memberor strip from soaking maintain proper contact between the sashr guidesup-'water or dampness, itis preferably-coated or and window sashirrespective of swelling or vcovered withawater proof coveringlowhichmay 2.0 shrinking of the window sash. be rubber or other non-absorbentmaterial which 20 Afurther object of the invention is to-provide is alsoflexible. Y l ameans-toprevent leakage about the sash guide, The Sheetmetal SaS/h guide 5 slplefelably the said meansproviding a seal betweenthe sash 'Shaped t0 provide Channels fol" 'the upper and .guide andadjacent window. frame. and providing 10Wer Sash i2 and 4|3 and iSShaped a150 t0 ADIO- ay yieldingsupport for the sash. vide a partingstopfili. between thesash. At the 25 Another object of the invention istoprovide edgBS, the Sash guide 6 iSplOVdSd-Wth fahgBS awindowconstruction'in which the sash` may be iSYWhCh engage against the blindStop 2 and readily removed from the Window frame with trim stopIG asthefcase may be. This sheetmetal very little trouble or effort.v z sashguide may ormay not be provided with from.. the` frame. asv rubber,thick felt, matted hair or otherr fibrous 15 These objects and theseveral novl features of Weather strip ribs H Shown ih Fig: 2, it being0h13 .30 l

the inventionare hereinafter morefully described IleCBSSaly t0 thisYinVeh't/OH JC0 IDI'OVe af'sheet and claimed andthe preferred form ofconstrucmetal guide for the sash. This sheet metal sash tion by whichthese objects are attained is shown guide extends along the VerticalSide 0f thG'Wininthe accompanying drawingin which-` dow frame from thetop to 'the bottom ofv the r` Fig. l is an elevation ofa window'framelpro- Window frame andas hereinhefore deSCIbed', iS l 35 vided with myimproved window construction. secured in place `by thetwoscrews l',shownin Fig. 2 isan enlarged section taken on line 2 2 YIF'gSr2 and 3.The SaShsllde may `alSCi-heseof Fig. 1. cured to the window frame at thebottom by means Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 ofscrews I3, ShOV/rl in Fis. 3, Which are similar to 40 showing a faceview of the cushion member and the SCTGWS 7, ShOWIl ih Fig. 2 and @Xtendthrough 40 cushion strip. the cushion strip 5 into the frame member I.

Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective of a portion of With the Darts in theDOSOh ShOWIl irl Fig- ,2, the cushion strip. Y the trim stop IB andcasing i9 are secured to the Fig. 5 is a section through the Windowframe frame member l, as Shown, t0 Complete the Winillustrating theremoval of the sash; dOW frame. 45

Fig. 6 is a section showing the connection for With the part-Sassembled, 21S ShOWrl in Fg- 2, the sash balance. the sash Will readilyslide up or down in the sash Fig. 7 is a section taken on line '1 -'I ofFig. 6, guide and the cushion strips lmaintain a pres- 'I'he devicecomprises a frame member I having sure on the sheet metal sash guides 6to hold them a blind stop 2 secured to one side thereof.Y This incontact with the sash. If the sash swells, the 50 blind stop 2 isprovided with .a channel 3 cut cushion strips 5 allow the sash to pushthe sash therein. and this channel is adapted to re- 4guides outwardlyagainst the cushion strips and ceive the edges of the cushion member andstill maintain the desired sliding contact between cushion strip. Aswill be noted from Fig. 3, the the sash and sash guide. In other words,the

cushion is formed of two parts, a fixed cushion .cushion strip isnotaffected by variation in tem- 55,

perature or dampness and thus provides proper contact between the sashguide and sash at all times. The cushion strip also provides a sealbetween the sash guide and window frame and by carrying the edges of thecushion member 4 and cushion strip 5 into the channel 3 in the blindstop 2, leakage of air between the sash guide and window frame iseffectually prevented, while the resilient action of the cushion stripforces the face of the sash guide into contact'with the sash to preventleakage between the sash guide and sash. The weather strip rib I'I mayalsoY be provided to form a further seal between the sash and sashguide. This sheet metal sash guide is shown more particularly in myPatent No. 1,743,454, issued January 14th, 1930.

The window construction is also arranged so that the sash may be readilyremoved from the window opening. To remove the sash, the screws I8 atthe bottom of the sash guide are first removed and the trim stop I6 Visremoved from the face of the window frame. At this time, the cushionstrips 5 may -be withdrawn from between the sash guides and windowframe.

This frees the sash guides 6 so that they may be spread outwardlyagainst the window frame, as shown in Fig. 5, at which time the sash areremovable by lowering them to the bottom of thev window opening, asshown. It is also necessary when removing the sash to unhook the eXiblemetal strip from the hook 2| which is secured to each sash, as shown inFig. 6. The strip 2| forms a part of-a spring sash balance which iscontained in a casing 22 in the head jamb of the window frame, but thissash balance does not form a part of this invention, but is shown toprovide a means for balancing the weight of the sash. To re-install thesash, the strips 2,0 may may be moved back to position as will beunderstood from Fig. 5, at which time the cushion strips may bere-insertedrbetween the sash guides and Window frame and the trim stopmay be again secured in place as shown in Fig. 2. When this has beendone, it is only necessary to replace the screws I8, whereupon thedevice is again ready for operation.A The cushion strips are preferablysemi-flexible and resilient, as described, but are stii enough so thatthey may be readily re-inserted between the sash guide and window frame.

This window construction may be arranged to allow removal of the sash byproviding a nonresilient spacer member 4 and a non-resilient strip 5which is removable.. This arrangement while not having the cushionaction herenbefore described does have the advantage that the non-.resilient strips may be removed from behind the sash guides to allowthe sash guides to be spread apart below the spacer members 4 thusproviding a space through which the sash may be removed from the Windowopening.

Y This construction is very practical where the cushion feature is notdesired and provides a take-down construction whereby the sash may bereadily removed from the window opening for washing or for otherpurposes.

From the foregoing description, it becomes evident that the device isvery simple and eflicient in operation, will not easily get out oforder,

`may be easily dis-assembled or re-assembled and provides a device whichaccomplishes the objects described.

vI-Ia'ving thus fully described my invention, its utility and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is l. Ina window construction, a window frame including aframe member and blind stop, the blind stop being provided with achannel adjacent the'face of the frame member, a spacing member securedto the top of the frame member and extending into the channel of theblind stop, a sheet metal sash guide secured against the face of thespacing member and a ,removable resilient cushion 4member of brousmaterial positioned between theY sash guide and frame member andextending into the channel ofthe blind stop and a 'trim stop securedtothe face of the frame member and engaging the cushion member and sashguide to maintain the same in position, said trim stop being removableto allow removal of the cushion member from between the sash guide andframe member, the removal of the cushion member allowing disengagementof the be re-engaged over the hooks 2I and the sash 'sash gul/de fromthe Sash and removal of the sash'.

2. In a window construction, a window frame including a frame member andblind stop, a spacing member secured, to the top of the frame member, asheet metal sash guide secured against the face of the spacing, memberand extending downwardly therefrom in spaced relation with the framemember, a removable resilient cushion member of fibrous materialpositioned between Ythe sash guide and frame member below the spacingVmember and a trim stop secured to the face of the frame member andengaging the cushion member and sash guide between the blind stop andtrim stop, vthe trim stop being removablelto allow removal of theresilient cushion member from position between the frame member and sashguide.

GEORGE H. HOWENSTEIN.

